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At this level the first floors of structures are completely flooded and there are few places that it is safe when the water rises this high
Commentating on the impending disaster, she said Everywhere is out of gas and roads are too backed up for him to [evacuate],
This is why a lot of people are staying behind, at a certain point traffic is so bad you cannot get out of Florida, or there's no gas
Sharing drone footage of clogged traffic along I-75 between Morris Bridge and Bruce B Downs on Monday, one X user said You do not have to get on the interstate and go far away,
I was looking as far back as the Atlantic records go and there's not really any good analogs for this season, just how neurotic it´s been,
Why would you come into a devastating hurricane that is going to do so much damage in our state and expect us to shelter tourists and then accommodate them after
We are closely monitoring the development of Hurricane Milton towards the United States
We are already very saturated. It's not going to take much water, and rainfall well ahead of this storm is going to put rivers into flood already,
Most of our rivers in west central and south Florida will be going into some stage of flood over the coming days,
Do you live near a river, canal or creek? As Hurricane #Milton approaches the Florida West Coast, please keep in mind that storm surge can travel inland up these waterways,
It all depends on the river,
Wynn said about expected flood time Some of us may have had it in the backs of our minds that it's going to turn or it's going to miss us,
Pinellas County is asking anyone who has not yet evacuated to do so now,
Pinellas County will continue to provide updates on potable water service and sewer service before, during and after the storm via email and text alerts to utilities' customer account holders,
This is playing out to be one of our worst case scenarios for our area,
said Wren Krahl, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's executive director There is really no frame of reference for what that looks like here,
Tampa is considerably better off in terms of infrastructure from two years ago and vastly better than 10 years ago,
As it exists currently, our system does need upgrades, especially as Tampa continues to grow,
Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,
the US National Hurricane Center said Now is the time to execute your plan ... but that time is running out,
he said during a press conference, urging residents to heed warnings from forecasters and local evacuation orders